Ardèche.
Every town in the department ranked on each criterion, ready to be reused. Each town is compared with French towns of the same size tier — a market town is never measured against a major city. Free to reuse, including commercially, on the sole condition that you credit La Grande Carte with a link to this page.
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Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Péray | Small cities | 7,591 | 1 / 8 | 106 / 1747 |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol | Small cities | 7,506 | 2 / 8 | 471 / 1747 |
| Privas | Small cities | 8,552 | 3 / 8 | 800 / 1747 |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | Small cities | 11,302 | 4 / 8 | 980 / 1747 |
| Guilherand-Granges | Small cities | 11,277 | 5 / 8 | 1063 / 1747 |
| Annonay | Small cities | 17,222 | 6 / 8 | 1423 / 1747 |
| Teil | Small cities | 8,812 | 7 / 8 | 1536 / 1747 |
| Aubenas | Small cities | 12,488 | 8 / 8 | 1597 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Safest cities.
Best environmental quality.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annonay | Small cities | 17,222 | 1 / 8 | 1409 / 1747 |
| Privas | Small cities | 8,552 | 2 / 8 | 1564 / 1747 |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol | Small cities | 7,506 | 3 / 8 | 1681 / 1747 |
| Aubenas | Small cities | 12,488 | 4 / 8 | 1684 / 1747 |
| Teil | Small cities | 8,812 | 5 / 8 | 1695 / 1747 |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | Small cities | 11,302 | 6 / 8 | 1719 / 1747 |
| Guilherand-Granges | Small cities | 11,277 | 7 / 8 | 1734 / 1747 |
| Saint-Péray | Small cities | 7,591 | 8 / 8 | 1736 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.
Best cities for health.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubenas | Small cities | 12,488 | 1 / 8 | 170 / 1747 |
| Guilherand-Granges | Small cities | 11,277 | 2 / 8 | 333 / 1747 |
| Annonay | Small cities | 17,222 | 3 / 8 | 555 / 1747 |
| Privas | Small cities | 8,552 | 4 / 8 | 705 / 1747 |
| Saint-Péray | Small cities | 7,591 | 5 / 8 | 857 / 1747 |
| Teil | Small cities | 8,812 | 6 / 8 | 1110 / 1747 |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | Small cities | 11,302 | 7 / 8 | 1209 / 1747 |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol | Small cities | 7,506 | 8 / 8 | 1237 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best cities for health.
Best cities for families.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privas | Small cities | 8,552 | 1 / 8 | 489 / 1747 |
| Guilherand-Granges | Small cities | 11,277 | 2 / 8 | 538 / 1747 |
| Aubenas | Small cities | 12,488 | 3 / 8 | 569 / 1747 |
| Saint-Péray | Small cities | 7,591 | 4 / 8 | 604 / 1747 |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol | Small cities | 7,506 | 5 / 8 | 614 / 1747 |
| Annonay | Small cities | 17,222 | 6 / 8 | 841 / 1747 |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | Small cities | 11,302 | 7 / 8 | 1010 / 1747 |
| Teil | Small cities | 8,812 | 8 / 8 | 1165 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best cities for families.
Most dynamic cities.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubenas | Small cities | 12,488 | 1 / 8 | 257 / 1747 |
| Saint-Péray | Small cities | 7,591 | 2 / 8 | 503 / 1747 |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | Small cities | 11,302 | 3 / 8 | 506 / 1747 |
| Teil | Small cities | 8,812 | 4 / 8 | 544 / 1747 |
| Annonay | Small cities | 17,222 | 5 / 8 | 1023 / 1747 |
| Guilherand-Granges | Small cities | 11,277 | 6 / 8 | 1050 / 1747 |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol | Small cities | 7,506 | 7 / 8 | 1074 / 1747 |
| Privas | Small cities | 8,552 | 8 / 8 | 1212 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.
Best quality of life.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Péray | Small cities | 7,591 | 1 / 8 | 405 / 1747 |
| Guilherand-Granges | Small cities | 11,277 | 2 / 8 | 545 / 1747 |
| Aubenas | Small cities | 12,488 | 3 / 8 | 810 / 1747 |
| Privas | Small cities | 8,552 | 4 / 8 | 828 / 1747 |
| Annonay | Small cities | 17,222 | 5 / 8 | 1095 / 1747 |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | Small cities | 11,302 | 6 / 8 | 1186 / 1747 |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol | Small cities | 7,506 | 7 / 8 | 1236 / 1747 |
| Teil | Small cities | 8,812 | 8 / 8 | 1314 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best quality of life.
Best-managed municipalities.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol | Small cities | 7,506 | 1 / 8 | 434 / 1747 |
| Aubenas | Small cities | 12,488 | 2 / 8 | 1139 / 1747 |
| Annonay | Small cities | 17,222 | 3 / 8 | 1473 / 1747 |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | Small cities | 11,302 | 4 / 8 | 1507 / 1747 |
| Saint-Péray | Small cities | 7,591 | 5 / 8 | 1527 / 1747 |
| Teil | Small cities | 8,812 | 6 / 8 | 1582 / 1747 |
| Privas | Small cities | 8,552 | 7 / 8 | 1655 / 1747 |
| Guilherand-Granges | Small cities | 11,277 | 8 / 8 | 1672 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.
Preserved nature & environment.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol | Small cities | 7,506 | 1 / 8 | 227 / 1747 |
| Privas | Small cities | 8,552 | 2 / 8 | 358 / 1747 |
| Saint-Péray | Small cities | 7,591 | 3 / 8 | 447 / 1747 |
| Teil | Small cities | 8,812 | 4 / 8 | 466 / 1747 |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | Small cities | 11,302 | 5 / 8 | 600 / 1747 |
| Annonay | Small cities | 17,222 | 6 / 8 | 696 / 1747 |
| Aubenas | Small cities | 12,488 | 7 / 8 | 809 / 1747 |
| Guilherand-Granges | Small cities | 11,277 | 8 / 8 | 836 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.
What these tables say — and what they don’t.
- Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
- Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
- A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
- This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
- Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.
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